Monthly Archives: July 2013

You don’t even get a carrying case, which is unfortunate. You do get the Power Series battery and two Black Label cartomizersa portmanteau of cartridge and atomizer. As with Blue Cigs, the atomizer, a mechanism which helps the device create the plume of vapor, is built into the cartridge that contains the nicotine-infused liquid. The cartomizer screws into the battery, making up the whole eCig. Each cartomizer contains 1.8 percent of nicotine by volume. I prefer how Blu breaks down the nicotine content of its cartridges by milligrams. Logic’s website says that each cartomizer is good for 400 puffs. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2422418,00.asp

Electronic Cigarettes: Do They Really Help Smokers Quit?

Eat Produce Eating lots of fruits and veggies could help smokers maintain a tobacco-free lifestyle, according to research from the njoy University of Buffalo. The study, published in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research, included 1,000 smokers ages 25 and older. The researchers had the participants answer surveys about their smoking habits and their fruit and vegetable intake. Then, they followed up with them 14 months later and asked them if they used tobacco over the past month. The researchers found that there was a relationship between the amount of fruits and vegetables the study participants ate, and the likelihood that they quit — and stayed off — tobacco. In fact, people who ate the most produce in the study were three times more likely to report that they’d been tobacco free in the previous month. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/20/electronic-cigarette-smokers-quit_n_3306510.html

Electronic cigarette ignites debate

A red light leading restaurant owners and health officials to say stop. “Electronic cigarettes, to me, is smoking. It’s the same thing, it’s the same type of scene it is. In all our restaurants where we have non-smoking areas, it will be non-smoking for electronic cigarettes,” says Eau Claire restaurant owner Lisa Aspenson. Especially when the federal government isn’t controlling what’s in a cloud of e-cig vapor. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.wqow.com/story/22960738/2013/07/29/the-electronic-cigarette-ignites-debate

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Electronic cigarettes could rekindle battles over smoking in public

“They’re looking for new young people to get hooked on nicotine products,” he said, “and e-cigarettes seem to be the latest.” Stanford’s Proctor, however, sees both the promise and the threat in the recent rapid spread of e-cigarettes. “E-cigs seem to offer us the possibility of keeping the addiction, while losing the cancer,” he said. “But is addiction itself a bad thing? That question is splitting the public-health community, and it’s not yet clear which direction we’ll go.” Michael “Troop” Wolberg, 41, used to smoke two packs of cigarettes a day. After trying to quit several times, he turned to e-cigarettes. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.turnto23.com/lifestyle/health/electronic-cigarettes-could-rekindle-battles-over-smoking-in-public-072413

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Volumes of value-priced Old Gold and Maverick fell 9 percent and 4 percent, respectively. As part of the industry wide push to diversify beyond the traditional cigarette business, Lorillard acquired e-cigarette maker Blu Ecigs in April 2012. Electronic cigarettes are battery-powered devices that heat a liquid nicotine solution, creating vapor that users inhale. Some e-cigarettes are made to look like a real cigarette with a tiny light on the tip that glows like the real thing. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.kansascity.com/2013/07/25/4366206/cigarette-maker-lorillard-2q-profit.html

One website discussion in Colorado asks if people can “vape” in casinos in the mountain gambling town of Blackhawk and advertises meet-ups where fellow “vapors” can connect. Since e-cigarettes are not a tobacco product, companies can get around 42-year old laws that ban cigarette advertising. The largest concentration of e-cigarette ads are online. But, with big companies like RJ Reynolds entering the marketplace, some predict advertising on TV, radio and billboards is not far behind. “By around August we should start seeing significant TV advertising, as well as online,” said Colorado-based marketing executive Brent Green. In addition, he said, “there will be live sampling at nightclubs and festivals where people gather.” Green, a critic of e-cigarettes, highlighted the dangers of romanticizing e-cigarettes. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://gazette.com/health-officials-worry-about-electronic-cigarette-push-in-colorado/article/1503744

Electronic Cigarettes: More Dangerous Than the Industry Wants You to Think?

The FDA has no regulatory framework in place for handling them. Initially, it attempted to label them as unapproved drug/device combination products , arguing for a ban on imports from China in 2008. The decision was fought in court, allowing for the legal sale of electronic cigarettes, but the FDA still couldnt regulate them. Though it claims to have plans to do so in the future and is undoubtedly conducting research and development behind the scenes, its contending with a growing lobby filling with powerful companies that arent appreciative of government intervention in their sales. These firms maintain that their products are healthy alternatives to cigarettes, something researchers doubt given that many smokers use electronic cigarettes in tandem with conventional versions, continuing dangerous habits and never fully switching over. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.care2.com/causes/electronic-cigarettes-more-dangerous-than-the-industry-wants-you-to-think.html

Manuel Martinez/Colorado Media Pro Related Videos E-cigarettes still a question mark for health experts Jul 22 E-cigarettes, which are slated to hit Colorado markets… The arrival of electronic cigarettes has raised a red flag for health officials and others who worry the activity of “vaping” nicotine will hook young people into a new addiction that could last a lifetime. In Colorado, the concern is heightened by the arrival of tobacco giant RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company. Beginning this month, the maker of Camel cigarettes and other tobacco products began selling its new e-cigarette – called Vuse – in Colorado as one of four test markets. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://gazette.com/health-officials-worry-about-electronic-cigarette-push-in-colorado/article/1503744

Health officials worry about electronic cigarette push in Colorado

But almost a sixth of the U.S. population still smokes in part because none of the alternatives mimics the usage pattern and satisfaction smokers derive from their habit. Thats where the electronic cigarette comes in. I recently spoke with Andrew Beaver, Chief Marketing Officer of NJOY, an e-cigarette brand on a mission. Marc E. Babej: Where did the electronic cigarette come from? For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.forbes.com/sites/marcbabej/2013/07/18/njoy-the-e-cigarette-that-aims-to-snuff-out-smoking/

NJOY: The E-Cigarette That Aims To Snuff Out Smoking

Users of e-cigarettes (known as vapers) have protested, arguing that through e-cigarettes they were able to kick the tobacco habit. By Martin Banks in Brussels 4:18PM BST 14 Jul 2013 The vote was intended to make tobacco smoking less attractive to young people through mandatory warnings, minimum pack sizes, and rules on flavourings. However, the revision of the EU ‘Tobacco Products Directive’ would classify most e-cigarettes as a medicinal product, despite the fact that in the UK alone 25 percent of all attempts to kick the habit are made using e-cigarettes, making them the most popular aid. The European Commission had proposed that e-cigarettes containing 4 milligrammes or more of nicotine must be classed as medicinal products but an EU parliamentary committee went further, voting to classify all e-cigarettes as pharmaceuticals, regardless of the nicotine content. Users of e-cigarettes (known as vapers) have protested, arguing that through e-cigarettes they were able to kick the tobacco habit. They say classifying them as medical devices will mean they must undergo a costly and protracted authorisation processes before marketing. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/10178573/EU-vote-on-electronic-cigarettes-makes-no-sense.html

Health officials worry about electronic cigarette push in Colorado

Within three days of last summer’s mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado-based e-cigarette company, VeppoCig.com, offered free trial kits to anyone who had been at the theater and was suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. “Above all, we are a company that cares for the health of our customers. We understand that they are going through a difficult time and we want to help,” the company announced. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://gazette.com/health-officials-worry-about-electronic-cigarette-push-in-colorado/article/1503744?forgotpassword=1

RI gov vetoes electronic cigarette legislation

Like the other members of our board and executive team, he recognizes that the cigarette itself isnt the main problem, but the format of a combustion cigarette. MEB: That explains the rationale behind the electronic cigarette category as a whole, but how is NJOY different and preferable? AB: Most electronic cigarettes on the market cant deliver on this promise. To get there, you need a product that is the closest possible approximation to a combustion cigarette in appearance, performance and flavor. Thats why NJOY is more than a generic electronic cigarette with a brand name slapped on it. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.forbes.com/sites/marcbabej/2013/07/18/njoy-the-e-cigarette-that-aims-to-snuff-out-smoking/

Lincoln Chafee has vetoed legislation to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes to children, saying the way it was written would have exempted e-cigarettes from laws governing tobacco products. In his veto message on Wednesday, Chafee said children should not be allowed to buy electronic cigarettes. But he said the legislation would have defined them as “vapor products,” so they would not be subject to the regulation, enforcement, licensing and taxation laws that govern tobacco. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://news.yahoo.com/ri-gov-vetoes-electronic-cigarette-160426355.html

would probably be something that eliminates online sales,” said Steingraber, adding that such a ban would only help the tobacco giants that sell e-cigs and already have a massive retail footprint from their traditional products. “It would be somewhat catastrophic,” he said. But White Cloud, Logic and a number of other companies welcome the prospect that the FDA regulations will include quality-control standards in e-cigarette manufacture and in the nicotine-laced liquids the devices vaporize for inhalation. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.cnbc.com/id/100890887

Chicagoans help on electronic cigarettes study

The Food and Drug Administration has said it is generally safe for use in food. However, the long-term risks of inhalation are not clear. A German cancer institute reviewed research on e-cigarettes and said secondhand exposure may raise a child’s risk for asthma. Further, the German study said: “Adverse health effects for third parties exposed cannot be excluded because the use of electronic cigarettes leads to emission of fine and ultrafine inhalable liquid particles, nicotine and cancer-causing substances into indoor air.” As the devices are touted as an aid to quit smoking, U.S. cigarette makers are jumping into the market with flavors that include strawberry and pina colada. Meanwhile, the FDA is studying e-cigarette health effects and whether to regulate the devices as it regulates tobacco. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.newsday.com/opinion/editorial-lirr-is-right-to-ban-e-cigarettes-1.5720365

Editorial: LIRR is right to ban e-cigarettes

Some users believe they are safer. Others say the vapor-producing devices have helped them kick their tobacco habit. But the government wants to know more and is turning to Chicago researchers to find the answers. A weekday morning brings a steady stream of customers to 21 Century Smoking an electronic or e cigarette store in Chicagos Lincoln Park neighborhood. Some are regulars stocking up on supplies. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://wgntv.com/2013/07/18/chicagoans-help-on-electronic-cigarettes-study/

All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. With names such as Vapor City and BJz Vape Shop, new businesses popping up around Sacramento make clear they’re not selling old-fashioned smokes. These vendors hawk electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, whose sales have skyrocketed in the past few years. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.sacbee.com/2013/07/04/5544274/with-e-cigarettes-where-vapors.html

EsmokeHub Announces The Best Vapor Cigarettes 2013

How to know more about the top most brands of vapor cigarettes? Read further about it on the website EsmokeHub. About EsmokeHub EsmokeHub.com is an electronic cigarette review website that is constantly updating its reviews and providing readers with accurate descriptions on top electronic cigarette brands available on the market. The website aims to educate e-smokers or people looking to make a switch to electronic cigarettes. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.emailwire.com/release/127962-EsmokeHub-Announces-The-Best-Vapor-Cigarettes-2013.html

R.I. Governor Chafee vetoes e-cigarette ban for those under 18

The only exception would be if the owner gives the OK to say the vehicle is totaled. LOW-INCOME HOUSING: But Chafee vetoed a bill, sponsored by Rep. Lisa Baldelli-Hunt, D-Woonsocket, and Sen. Marc A. Cote, D-Woonsocket, that would have allowed communities to raise the tax on low-income housing from 8 percent to 10 percent of the previous years rent. An announced candidate for mayor of her city, Baldelli-Hunt said the legislation was aimed at unnamed developers abusing a tax break, for which they do not qualify, in a way that deprives Rhode Islands cities, in particular, of sorely needed revenues for schools and services. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/content/20130717-r.i.-governor-chafee-vetoes-e-cigarette-ban-for-those-under-18.ece

New E-Cigarette Store Takes the Smoke Out of Smoking

technology company said on Monday. Last Thursday, Ma Ailun, a 23-year-old woman from China’s western Xinjiang region and a flight attendant with China Southern Airlines, was electrocuted when she took a call on the charging mobile telephone, the official Xinhua news agency quoted police as saying on Sunday. Chin chin! British PM Cameron links to spoof Twitter account Reuters – Mon, Jul 15, 2013 LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron fell victim to a Twitter spoof on Monday when he sent a message linked to a fake account that lampoons the government and portrays ministers as a privileged elite. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://ph.news.yahoo.com/citing-danger-pma-urges-e-cigarettes-ban-165236341.html

California is not the friendliest place for a smoker; the state has outlawed smoking in most places, even proposing a bill which would ban citizens from smoking in their own homes if they lived in a housing unit that shared walls, floor, ceiling or ventilation systems. Although you must be 18 to purchase one, e-cigarette companies boast that they can be used virtually anywhere: bars, restaurants, offices, and, as Horne insists, even on airplanes. Ive flown all over the world and used electronic cigarettes, Horne said. But while Horne says he gets more questions than freak-outs, government officials at the state level are not so complacently curious.State Senator Ellen Corbett introduced legislation this year which would treat e-cigarettes like regular ones, banning them from clubs, restaurants, bars, public buildings and any enclosed workplace. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://capitola.patch.com/groups/around-capitola/p/new-ecigarette-store-takes-the-smoke-out-of-smoking

In a community and state where smokers are often treated like criminals, Horne has a new electronic alternative the e-cigarette. Capitolas first store of its kind, e-Smokey Treats, tempts customers with all the benefits of smoking: nicotine, a social bond, and the activity of smoking itself, without any of the drawbacks: tar, chemicals, smelly breath and clothing, second-hand smoke and a hole in your wallet. Its basically smoking, without smoking, Horne said, taking a drag from pen-like instrument as he sat in a neighboring cafe. E-Cigarettes first emerged on the market in 2004 in China and have since grown from a novelty item into a popular alternative to smoking. Slightly to significantly larger than a regular cigarette in size (depending on the model), e-cigarettes use a battery to vaporize a liquefied nicotine solution, also called e-liquid or e-juice. Users hold down a button and inhale, exhaling an odorless and smokeless vapor, supposedly ridding the ritual of tar and other cancer-causing agents. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://capitola.patch.com/groups/around-capitola/p/new-ecigarette-store-takes-the-smoke-out-of-smoking

Citing danger, PMA urges e-cigarettes ban

In fact, this guide also suggests smoking enthusiasts, which e cig starter kits need to be chosen and which ones need to be ignored, via the mechanism of reviews as well as up to date news snippets. With so many new vapor cigarette brands entering the smokeless cigarette industry, the art of selecting the most appropriate e cig brand has turned into a daunting task, wherein making mistakes is as easy as slipping on a banana peel. The best e cigs buying guide for 2013 by tech-cigarette.com helps stops smokers from making a mistake by allowing them to read reviews of the top e cig brands. The review staff here has also rated the top 10 smokeless cigarette brands for the year 2013 , so as to ease the selection procedure of new as well as veteran smokers. By going through the review pages as well as the news snippets at tech-cigarette, smoking enthusiasts would be able to choose their best e cig starter kit easily. To buy the best e cig starter kit after reading the buying guide, please visit, http://www.tech-cigarette.com/ About Tech-Cigarette.com: Tech-Cigarette.com is an e cigarette review website that has been striving to provide up to date reviews on all the top smokeless cigarette brands that are available internationally. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.emailwire.com/release/127792-Electronic-Cigarette-Buying-Guide-Revealed-by-TechCigarettecom.html

Electronic Cigarette Buying Guide Revealed by Tech-Cigarette.com

Southeast Asia Newsroom Pinoy creativity is slowly gaining ground, and has in fact pushed the Philippines up a global ranking of countries. Rice prices to increase only in key urban areas Agri Dept. official GMANews Prices of milled rice are bound to increase during the lean seasonJuly to Augustand likely to be felt by consumers only in urban areas, an official of the Department of Agriculture said Monday. More Manila, Philippines — The Philippine Medical Association (PMA) yesterday asked President Benigno S. Aquino III to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes in the Philippines amid the recent warning issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) that the so-called nicotine replacement therapy given by e-cigs has been proven unsafe for humans. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://ph.news.yahoo.com/citing-danger-pma-urges-e-cigarettes-ban-165236341.html

EU regulation of e-cigarettes a step closer

Smoke shop owners say the healthier and less expensive alternative to cigarettes helps smokers quit. “The reason it is so much more successful than other smoking methods is because you have the hand mouth motion you see the vapor come out that looks like smoke,” said Bullard. And the similarity to smoking is not the only thing that appeals to people. “There no tobacco in there there is a liquid nicotine and companies use (ingredients) nicotine and whatever flavoring you use,” said Moore. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.wtvy.com/home/headlines/Electronic-Cigarettes-The-Way-to-Quit-Smoking-215319461.html

Electronic cigarettes available to Putnam inmates

The MEPs also voted to regulate e-cigarettes, which Childers said need sensible regulation, as well as a ban on slim cigarettes. The proposals will go to a plenary vote and if they pass this, will go on to negotiations with member states of the council. A spokesperson for Childers said they were pretty confident the parliament vote will be strong on the proposals, but that the battle is against the member states. The hope is that the changes, if they are approved, would come into effect between 2015 and 2016. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.thejournal.ie/regulation-electronic-cigarettes-987286-Jul2013/

Vendors there told him about the products and he thought it could be a good revenue source for the county. We decided to try it and it has worked out pretty good so far, Andrews said. Money made from the jails commissary goes into the countys general fund and Andrews says inmates are willing to pay a premium for a nicotine fix. If you have ever been a smoker, its like any other thing that you are addicted to, you crave it, Andrews said. When you come in jail, you dont smoke anymore. For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.herald-citizen.com/view/full_story/23117642/article–White%3D-C-Electronic-cigarettes-available-to-Putnam-inmates